Well it looks like the game is no longer supported. I've seen some of the same problems recently, that were reported LAST YEAR.

I just received the 'you need to equip a melee weapon' when I had one equipped. It stayed in the equipped slot, just didn't count for speed or damage. When it did do damage, it was only +1 instead of the +2.

Also, like someone elle pointed out, fists do 5 points of damage but a weapon only does 1-2?

I support PEG in every way, but it looks like I won't be spending any $ on prestige points. I usually don't spend any $ on FB games, and have cancelled/uninstalled all but Rippers._________________"I'm Hotep"